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Chinese Renewable Energy Technology Exports: The Role of Policy, Innovation and Markets
Groba, Felix; Cao, Jing - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 60 (2015) 2, pp. 243-283
position of the country‘s renewable energy industry. We also describe the government’s renewable energy policy and its success … additional explanatory factors by accounting for market, policy and innovation effects steaming from both importing countries and … renewable energy markets and demand side policy support schemes, in terms of incentive tariffs, are increasingly importing …
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Why don't all young firms invest in R&D?
Audretsch, David; Segarra, Agustí; Teruel, Mercedes - In: Small Business Economics 43 (2014) 4, pp. 751-766
This article aims to analyze the different impacts that some factors may exert on the probability that a small young firm invests intensively in R&D. Recently, an increasing amount of the literature makes reference to the vital role played by a small number of young firms in generating jobs and...
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Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private Strategies for Agro-Enterprise Development
Christy, Ralph D (contributor);  … - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
In an effort to promote agro-enterprises and agro-industries as viable forms of inclusive development, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) in collaboration with the International...
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SOCIAL INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW GREEN JOBS: SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES IN MEXICO
Sylvan, Artemisa Montes - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
Even before the crisis outbreak in 2008, there was a pressing problem affecting both advanced and emerging economies: unemployment. The financial crisis first and the fiscal crisis later have put even more pressure on this issue, leading on many cases to social discontent.Opportunities in green...
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GEOGRAPHY MATTERS: EVIDENCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF SPATIAL SELECTION IN CONTRACT FARMING SCHEMES IN SOUTHERN INDIA
Narayanan, Sudha - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
implications for the level at which public policy interventions should operate. This study investigates multiple sources of farmer … discusses the implications for public policy relating to contract farming in India, especially pertaining to agroprocessing …
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INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS IN THE THAI HORTICULTURAL SECTOR: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACTS OF GLOBALGAP CERTIFICATION
Holzapfel, Sarah; Wollni, Meike - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
In recent years, compliance with international food safety and quality standards, such as GlobalGAP, has become increasingly important for farmers in developing countries supplying high-value markets. Adoption of the GlobalGAP standard is challenging and external support by exporters, donors or...
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INNOVATIVE NETWORKS IN CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE: BAJIO HUB CASE STUDY, MEXICO
Monsalvo-Velázquez, Gabriela; Romero-Perezgrovas, Ricardo - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
Understanding the complexity and strength of innovation networks that disseminate knowledge about agriculture is important because these innovation networks allow actors to integrate needs, actions and results when public and private actors cooperate. The study shows that Conservation...
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INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS LINKING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS TO PRODUCE MARKETS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Chitja, Joyce M.; Mabaya, Edward - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
The importance of linking small-scale farmers to lucrative markets to improve livelihoods and food security in developing countries is well established (Singla et al., 2011). Increased agricultural productivity by small-scale farmers contributes to household food security while marketed surplus...
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THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN ENSURING A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S COMPETITION COMMISSION AND THE MAIZE MILLING INDUSTRY
Traub, Lulama Ndibongo - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
In general, sustained agricultural productivity, growth and poverty reduction require an enabling policy environment … explains the behavior of groups of firms within the context of the basic conditions (policy environment, demand characteristics …
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THE QUIET REVOLUTION IN AGRI-FOOD VALUE CHAINS IN ASIA: UNDERSTANDING THE FAST EMERGENCE OF COLD STORAGES IN POOR DISTRICTS IN INDIA
Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, K.M.; Sutradhar, Rajib - In: Innovative Institutions, Public Policies and Private …
In disadvantaged districts of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India and an area where smallholders dominate, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of modern cold storages, triggered by market reform, investment subsidies, and better overall public service...
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